• The first proposal will allow FSM citizens to hold dual citizenship.
• The second proposal will extend from two to four years the term of lawmakers elected from congressional districts in each state.
• The third proposal will define who is eligible from the Congress to become president of the FSM.
The current constitutional provision states that “a member of Congress for a 4-year term” is eligible.
The proposed amendment to Section 4, Article X of the Constitution reads, “Section 4. A person is ineligible to become President unless he is a member of Congress elected at-large from a state on the basis of state equality, a citizen of the Federated States of Micronesia by birth, and a resident of the Federated States of Micronesia for at least 15 years.”
The passing of this amendment simply re-clarifies that at-large, four-year members of Congress are eligible to become president of the FSM.
